we ate the birds

what an accidental affair this living is after all our civilization

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wwnorton: “So it turns out that I have flame retardants in my breast milk and pesticides and also a jet fuel ingredient. We all have industrial compounds coursing through our blood streams all the time.” —Florence Williams (@flowill) in a fascinating extended interview with the Los Angeles Times the day after her book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, won the Science and Technology category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Watch now. I just finished this, and its wonderful! Williams’ clarity, honesty and humor is crucial to such a highly important, yet ignored biological field. I honestly think this is one of those books that should be on every woman’s bookshelf. 

wwnorton:

“So it turns out that I have flame retardants in my breast milk and pesticides and also a jet fuel ingredient. We all have industrial compounds coursing through our blood streams all the time.”

—Florence Williams (@flowill) in a fascinating extended interview with the Los Angeles Times the day after her book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, won the Science and Technology category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Watch now.

I just finished this, and its wonderful! Williams’ clarity, honesty and humor is crucial to such a highly important, yet ignored biological field. I honestly think this is one of those books that should be on every woman’s bookshelf.